Code of Conduct

Thank you for being part of our online interactive AWI community. To ensure the best possible experience for all participants, AWI has established Rules and Guidelines for participation.

By joining and using this online community, you agree that you have read and will adhere to the Rules and Guidelines. You also agree to reserve discussions, shared files and content to materials and formats best suited to the online community medium. This is a great medium to solicit, receive and share advice from your peers, benefit from their experience, and participate in an ongoing conversation. Questions relating to AWI Membership should be directed to our Member Services department via the Contact Us link on this site. Questions about woodwork standards and woodwork technical questions should be directed to our helpdesk.

Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these important Rules and Guidelines. If you have questions about the AWI Communities Site, contact the member services department. In order to preserve a climate that encourages both civil and beneficial dialogue, AWI reserves the right to suspend or terminate an individual’s participation in AWI’s online community for willful violation of our online Community Rules and Guidelines.

ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK INSITITUEWEBSITE LISTSERV and COMMUNITY RULES AND CONDITIONS

“The following are the rules and conditions of participation in the AWI Association’s listserv. By subscribing to and participating in this listserv and Community, users hereby agree to be bound by and warrant their full compliance with the following terms of participation:

This listserv and Online Community is a service provided by the Architectural Woodwork Institute (“AWI”) in furtherance of its nonprofit and tax-exempt purposes. This listserv may be used only by AWI members and only for the purpose of discussing matters related to or arising out of the architectural woodwork industry/profession.

AWI accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information posted on this listserv by others. AWI disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted on this listserv, whether posted by AWI or others; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall AWI be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages, or damages of any kind whatsoever, resulting from loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this listserv.

Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal information or material, and do not utilize the listserv in any illegal manner.

Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner.

Do not use any words, logos or other marks that would infringe upon the trademark, service mark, certification mark, or other intellectual property rights of the owners of such marks without the permission of such owners.

Do not post any confidential information or any information that would infringe upon the proprietary, privacy or personal rights of others.

Do not post any information or other material that constitutes or could reasonably be construed to advertise employment opportunities, recruitment or for the offering of services for hire or employment.

Do not post any information or other material that constitutes or could reasonably be construed as constituting advertising, marketing, solicitation of business, vending, attempting to sell or promote products or services, or otherwise engaging in or attempting to consummate commercial or professional transactions*.

* Supplier
Community Members may not initiate or start a product specific topic
discussion into Community. However,
If a Manufacturer asks a general product question to the group, Supplier
Community Members are encouraged to respond by way of assistance in offering a
brief product solution that is specific to the product question being
asked. Supplier
Community Members are asked to conduct any follow up discussion offline and
directly with the individual who made the Community product inquiry. At no time
are Supplier Community Members allowed to introduce competing product to
product comparisons into the public dialog. Any conversations of that nature
should be conducted offline and outside of the AWI Communities.

By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that it owns the copyright with respect to such material, has received permission from the copyright owner, and/or that the material is in the public domain. The posting party further warrants and represents that it otherwise has the full and unencumbered right to post such material and that such posting will not infringe any rights or interests of others. In addition, the posting party grants AWI and users of this listserv and Community a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or material in any manner, without payment to the posting party.”

ARCHITECTURAL
WOODWORK INSTITUTE

ANTITRUST STATEMENT

A free exchange of
ideas on matters of mutual interest to architectural woodwork manufacturers,
architects and design professionals, suppliers, customers and others is
necessary for the success of AWI meetings and activities. However, in carrying
on our AWI activities and meetings we must be mindful of the antitrust laws. We
are a group of competitors. The antitrust laws require that competition be open
and unrestricted. The antitrust laws
forbid agreements or joint actions, which by intention, or by their effect
whatever the intention, restrain trade. Agreements or joint actions which can
restrain trade, and thus must be avoided, include:

Refusals to deal
with competitors or others in any part of the industry.

Limitations on
access to the industry and the market and its mechanisms including the AWI
standard systems.

The last area is
probably the most important area for us to be aware of from the antitrust
standpoint. In what we do in formulating standards and in implementing them we
need to be sure we do not restrain or prevent access in the industry and
marketplace. In formal meetings,
informal sessions, and in casual conversations, and in written documents, it is
very important to avoid the subjects mentioned above.It is important to
adhere to the prepared written agendas in meetings.

Antitrust compliance
is a continuous necessity, and a day to day endeavor.

If at any time you
have any question from the trade restraint standpoint, please confer with AWI
counsel.

General Guidelines:

Any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials are strictly prohibited. Do not post anything that you would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to know came from you. Willful violation of this provision will result in an individual’s removal and termination from future participation in AWI’s online community.

Don't challenge or attack others. The discussions and comments are meant to stimulate conversation not to create contention. Let others have their opinion and say, just as you may.

Don't post commercial messages on any discussion list, resource library entry, or other area where others might see it. Contact people directly with product and service information if you believe it would help them.

Use restraint and caution when discussing specific products by name. Information posted on the lists and in the libraries is available for all to see, and comments are subject to libel, slander, and antitrust laws.

Remember that other participants have the right to reproduce postings to this site unless you specify otherwise.

Post your message or documents only to the most appropriate lists or libraries. Do not spam several lists or libraries with the same message.

All messages must add to the body of knowledge. We reserve the right to reject any message for any reason.

Etiquette Guidelines for participation in Discussion Groups

Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name, affiliation, location.

State concisely and clearly the topic of your comments in the subject line. This allows members to respond more appropriately to your posting and makes it easier for members to search the archives by subject.

Include only the relevant portions of the original message in your reply. Delete any header information, and put your response before the original posting.

Only send a message to the entire list when it contains information that everyone can benefit from.

Send messages such as "thanks for the information" or "me, too" to individuals-not to the entire list. Do this by using the "Reply to Sender" link to the left of every message.

Do not send administrative messages, such as remove me from the list. Instead, use the web interface to change your settings or to remove yourself from a list. If you are changing e-mail addresses, you do not need to remove yourself from the list and rejoin under your new e-mail address. Simply change your settings.

Warn other list subscribers of lengthy messages either in the subject line or at the beginning of the message body with a line that says "Long Message."

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